“Laremy, he’s a young tackle, but he’s played,” said Smith, 21, from Virginia. “He’s seen a lot. Ja’Wuan has been at my position specifically for three or four years. … I just feed off of everybody.”

Smith obviously is soaking it up. The Dolphins used him on 56 snaps against Atlanta, meaning he was in on 95 percent of the offensive plays. Only tackle Jesse Davis (59 snaps) played more.

“He did a really good job in the game,” coach Adam Gase said. “The defensive ends that he is going against, I know that they’re our backup defensive linemen, but they’re pretty good. He’s had to go against William Hayes, and Charles (Harris). He’s had a challenge on his hands all spring and training camp and he did well. That was good to see. Any time you can find a guy that can contribute at that position, it’s valuable for us.”

Gase has seen maturation during camp.

“I think he’s just getting comfortable with what we’re doing, offense, consistently trying to hone your craft,” Gase said. “It’s just hard. You have so much information going on in your head. (He’s a) young player trying to figure it all out and at the same time, you’ve got somebody trying to drive you back into the quarterback. It’s that fine line of using your intelligence and then your physical ability.”